Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	know_v	world_n	4,002	5	4.4108	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52939	A new narrative of a gent. of Grays Inn, relating to Mr. Turbervill's last narrative concerning the horrid Popish-Plot	Gent. of Grays Inn.	1680 (1680)	Wing N678; ESTC R3504	4,926	4

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of_o england_n controversy_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n be_v determine_v by_o the_o high-court_n of_o parliament_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n yet_o all_o the_o estate_n remain_v in_o full_a subjection_n to_o the_o king_n who_o be_v no_o way_n bind_v to_o follow_v their_o advice_n neither_o consent_n to_o their_o request_n and_o yet_o as_o to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o subject_a i_o hold_v with_o fortescue_n that_o rex_fw-la anglia_fw-it neque_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la aut_fw-la ministros_fw-la suos_fw-la subsidia_fw-la aut_fw-la alia_fw-la quae_fw-la vis_fw-la oner_n imponit_fw-la ligeis_n suis_fw-la sine_fw-la assensu_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la in_fw-la parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la expresso_fw-la so_o much_o for_o a_o taste_n but_o shall_v i_o proceed_v instead_o of_o a_o compendious_a narrative_n i_o may_v make_v a_o large_a volumn_n wherefore_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o a_o few_o negative_a vote_n viz._n that_o dominion_n be_v not_o found_v in_o grace_n as_o the_o jesuit_n and_o some_o other_o hold_v that_o passive_a obedience_n be_v fit_a for_o fool_n and_o those_o that_o know_v no_o better_o or_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n and_o resist_v he_o in_o mattess_n of_o religion_n and_o conscience_n i_o utter_o deny_v and_o abhor_v and_o from_o such_o as_o hold_v the_o contrary_a i_o will_v conclude_v upon_o our_o present_a distraction_n novi_fw-la ego_fw-la hoc_fw-la saeculum_fw-la quibus_fw-la moribus_fw-la sit_fw-la malus_n bonum_fw-la malum_fw-la esse_fw-la vult_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la svi_fw-la simil●●●_n turban_n miscent_fw-la mores_fw-la mali_fw-la ralpa●_n avarus_fw-la envious_a sacrum_fw-la profanum_fw-la publicum_fw-la privatum_fw-la habebit_fw-la hiulca_fw-la gens_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o tower_n and_o some_z that_o be_v out_o from_o stab_v the_o king_n with_o dagger_n or_o vote_n from_o ruin_n point_v blank_a or_o nine_o mile_n about_o good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o london_n print_v for_o the_o author_n 1680._o l._n stafford_n be_v trial_n p._n 130._o